Ornamental shield.



S. SURAGI.

ORNAMENTAL SHIELD.

APPLICATION I'ILBD JAN. 11, 1913.

Patented Feb. 24. 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, n c.

STEPHEN SURACI, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

ORNAMENTAL SHIELD.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2st, Mil/1;.

Application filed January 11, 1913. Serial No. i l-1,516.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, STEPHEN SURACI, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Ornamental tihields, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ornamental shields, flags and similar devices for decorating purposes.

In carrying out the invention, it 1s my purpose to provide a shield or flag whcreln by means of a number of cross bars a cord may be wound in such manner as to produce a field of fabric upon both sides of the bars.

it is also my purpose to provide a device of this type wherein by means of an arrangement of cross bars a single cord may be wound thereon to produce a field of fabric upon both sides of the said bars, the invention also involving a novel manner of winding the cord so as to equalize the turns thereof upon the cross bars when changing from one face to the other.

Vrith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the construction combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing there has been shown one practical embodiment of the invention, and in this drawing; Figure l is a front elevation of a shield constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view looking at one end of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View showing the method of winding the cord on the bars.

lVhile a single set of cross bars is shown in the drawing, it is obvious that similar bars may be arranged on a primary bar which may be the continuation of one of those illustrated in the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numerals 5 and 6 designate crossed bars which, in the present instance, are secured together at a'central point and at right angles to each other so as to form a square. It is conceivable, however, that by varying the angle of attachment rectangles of various shapes may be made. Around the outer ends of the crossed bars 5 and 6, cords 7 are wound and may be made of various colors for ornamental purposes, if such is desired. Tassels 8 may be also attached to the outer ends of the bars and the frame formed by said bars may be hung by means of a cord 5) while to a cord 10 connecting the lower ends of the bars, the fringe 11 may be suspended. or any other ornamental or designing feature may be carried thereby.

The method of winding the cord about the bars so to produce the field of fabric upon opposite sides of the bars may be briefly stated as follows: We will assume tor the purpose of example that the inner end of the lower portion of the bar 5 is the starting point, that is the right-hand inner corner of the fran e shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the winding being carried on in an anticlockwise direction. The cord 7 is first given one complete turn about the inner end of the lower portion of the bar and passes from the upper surface of such portion to the upper surface of the inner end of the upper portion of the bar 6. as at 12. The cord is now given one complete turn about the respective portion of the bar 6 and carried from such portion of the bar 6 to the upper surface of the inner end of the free portion of the bar 5, as at 13. As before, the cord is given one complete turn aboutthe respective portion of bar 5 and passes from the upper surface thereof to the upper surface of the inner end of the lower portion of bar 6, as at 1-1, and from the upper surface of the lower portion of the last-named bar the cord is carried to its starting point or the lower portion of the bar 5, as at 15. Thus, I have produced a rectangle upon one side of the cross bars or frame.

In order to produce the fabric upon the opposite side of the frame or cross bars, the section 15 at its point of connection with the lower port-ion of bar 5, is given a half turn thereby placing the cord upon the opposite side of the frame. Subsequent to this half looping of the cord, the latter is carried around the frame in a direction reverse from that in which it was previously carried. or in a clockwise direction. After leaving the inner end of the lower portion of cross bar 5 upon the opposite side of such bar, the cord is given one complete turn about the lower portion of bar 6, thence carried to the upper portion of bar 5 and given a complete turn about the same, whence it passes to the upper portion of bar 6 and is given another complete turn about such portion of the last-named bar. After leaving the upper portion of bar 6,

the cord is carried to its starting point, that is the inner end of the lower portion of bar 5, and given one and one-half turns about such point thereby bringing the cord to the first side of the cross bars, the initial operation being again repeated.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the cord is equalized upon the starting bar by first giving it a half turn and subsequently one and one half turns so that a uniform and even distribution of the cord is brought about upon both sides of the frame.

The operation of winding is preferably started at the point of intersection of the cross bars and worked outwardly thereof and during the operation of winding the colors may be changed or varied, as shown in Fig. 1, by uniting the ends of different colored cords and continuing the operation, the resultant fields of fabric being made from a single strand of cord.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that shields, banners, and flags may be simply and cheaply constructed and national colors woven thereon and any other arrangement of colors, such as college and club colors may be similarly treated. Furthermore, it will be noted that a photograph or the like may be mounted upon the cross bars adjacent their point of intersection and the initial winding of the cord carried.

around the marginal edges of such photograph so as to produce a neat and attractire frame therefor.

Vhile I have herein shown and described one form of my invention by way of illus tration, it should be understood that I d not limit or confine myself to the eXac details of construction herein described an delineated, but that modification and variation may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

An ornamental shield comprising cross bars intersecting each other at right angles and a continuous cord secured to and extending from one portion to another of the respective bars in succession, one of said bars forming the starting bar about which the cord is wrapped one complete turn initially and a similar turn about the remaining bars whereby the fabric is produced upon one side of said bars, said cord having a half turn about the starting bar and a full turn about the remaining bars whereby the fabric is produced upon the opposite side of the bars, said cord having one and one-half turns about said starting bar subsequent to said first half turn, the turns of the cord about the starting bar serving t equalize the distribution of the cord upon the opposite sides of the cross bars, said cord being wound from the point of intersection of the bars toward the outer eX tremities thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN SURACI.

itnesses JOSEPH DE VITA, MIoHAnL Russo.

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